Use of Nasturtium
A retired sugar planter from Fiji, who has been struck by the. prevalance of curly leaf among the peach trees in New Zealand, states, that in some parts of FijA it is a recognised cure for the disease- to plant nasturtium at the foot of peach trees and let it grow ft toot, up the trunks. Tlie result, he is often a good crop of peaches.. Nasturtium seems to have §omer chemical property which noimshex the plant life of fruit trees.
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Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 7, Issue 42, 21 January 1944, Page 5
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84Use of Nasturtium Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 7, Issue 42, 21 January 1944, Page 5
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